Recent content by PartsMan

40 should be about right. I can go 20 with my 20hp Johnson on my 1655 Lowe.

The plastic boats are nice until they get a leak. It's very hard to get them dry(lite) again.

Are they in a bind now? You may just need to pop them out.

I got my 1655 on plane with a 20hp 2 stroke this weekend with three adults and two kids.

Can you move the pulleys back a little? Then they would be perpendicular to the shaft again.

That is one sweet little boat! Awesome build!

That Alweld is going to be HEAVY. The extra power would be needed. It will also run deeper than a lighter boat.

I would love to have a CC in my 1655. The added width makes a huge difference.

Fished all afternoon Saturday. Not one drop!

It is a 2-stroke with a cheap Comprop 4 blade. Enough power but with this prop 24 mph is about all that would be possible. (motor at full rpm and slip at a minimum) Fast enough for me. Mine is a wide, deep, heavy boat so yours may do better.

I finally got my 1655 out on a calm day with the new 11 pitch prop Saturday! Had a full load (maybe a little over) and 1/4 the rated power and she still planed out! Then I dropped my 4 passengers off at the dock and it popped out of the water and cruised like a dream. If only I hadn't left...

No that's my problem. I have two sons and a buddy that usually goes with us. It kind of bugs me to see big fishing boats set up for two guys. A sixteen foot runabout might seat 7 will a 24 foot bass rig seats two maybe three.

No an 72 wide boat is going to be very stable. I just think a center console is a better use of space on a fishing boat. You can fish and land fish from any side of the boat. Also end up with and isle on both sides of the boat make things less crowded. The middle of a boat that big is wasted...

Anybody know what this thing came off of?

I guess everybody with an E-tec is keeping it. :mrgreen: Seriously. Good luck finding one. I wish I could afford one myself.